Hungarian Grand Prix
Times in Central European Time.
- Friday 24 July
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Practice 1
A mechanical failure brings out a red flag and costs nine minutes of running. Otherwise a fairly standard first hour on a dusty, slippery track.
3 out of 10, Skip it -
Practice 2
A crash at the final corner interrupts the qualifying simulations. After the restart, a queue of cars heads out on softs for a busy final half hour.
3 out of 10, Skip it - Saturday 25 July
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Practice 3
One stoppage early on, then very tight qualifying simulations with the top times changing late. The closing quarter of an hour is the bit worth seeing.
3 out of 10, Skip it -
Qualifying
A knife-edge shootout where the very last laps settle the front row by hundredths, with slides and yellow flags in the tricky final sector. Tense from start to end.
7 out of 10, Worth it - Sunday 26 July
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Race
A feisty opening lap, then a strategic race on a track where passing is hard. Two rounds of stops and a late virtual safety car keep shuffling the order.
6 out of 10, If you have time